The abject state of the Republican Party in the United States has been exposed with the latest poll in the Presidential contest.
Hillary Clinton is eight points clear of Donald Trump.
Stop for a second and think about that.
The woman who is the second most disliked candidate ever to run for the White House is on course to win the election in a landslide.
With such a gap, it is highly possible that the Democrats will take control of the Senate and there is a chance they could win the House of Representatives too.
It's what they call a wave election. And it's something that appeared improbable if not impossible just six months ago.
And there's little sign that the Republicans can do anything about it.
The party is split, divided like no other modern political operation in the weeks before a vote both sides have tagged the most important in a generation.
Trump is at the centre of the infighting; the man who beats Clinton to be the most disliked candidate ever to run for president.
On one side, the Republicans disgusted and angered by his comments caught on tape and released last week which show him talking about women in a graphic and obscene way.
For those who haven't heard it, he discussed how he could sexually assault women and get away with it because he was a "star".
Many have called on him to step aside in the race and make his vice presidential running mate Mike Pence the top of the ticket.
That simply isn't going to happen.
Trump isn't minded to walk away.
There are Republicans who believe Trump should be defended at all costs, and the party has acted disgracefully by not offering him their full support.
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